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Dance The Swinging Braes 14718

Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 3   (Progression: 231) · Usual number of repetitions: 3

Devised by
Edwin Werner (2013)
Intensity
880 844 844 808 = 66% (1 turn), 67% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
Recommended Music

Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (3). A yellow background means a recording with one of the recommended tunes but a non-standard number of repetitions. Recordings with a red background use a different tune and possibly a non-standard number of repetitions.

Recordings whose titles are in italics are not explicitly linked to this dance but have been identified by the database based on the type, bar count, and recommended tune(s) of the dance.

NameArtistAlbumMediaTrkTypeTimePaceClip
The Braes O' Breadalbane Alex Macarthur & His Scottish Dance Band Highlander Music Old Masters Volume 2 CD 3 S32 87:50 58.8
The Braes O' Breadalbane Alex Macarthur & His Scottish Dance Band Scottish Country Dances (Vol. 1) LP 12 S32 87:50 58.8
Braes of Breadalbane Terpsichore A Dancer's Best Friend CD 2 S32 87:55 59.4
Braes of Breadalbane Colin Campbell and his Highland Band Highland Style ? 8 S32 40:00 0.0
The Braes of Breadalbane John Renton and his Scottish Dance Band Book 21. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances CD+ 7 S32 88:12 61.5
The Braes of Breadalbane Robert H Mackay Fifteen Dances, Part Two MC 13 S32 80:00 0.0
The Braes of Breadalbane The Jimmy Macintosh Orchestra Dances of Scotland Volume 2 MC 6 S32 80:00 0.0
The Braes of Breadalbane Ian Powrie and his Band Scottish Band Showcase LP 8 S32 40:00 0.0
The Braes of Breadalbane Ian Powrie and his Band Ian Powrie's Farewell to Scotland LP 6 S32 43:39 54.8
The Braes of Breadalbane Rob Gordon and his Band Gay Gordons, Vol 2 CD+ 10 S32 43:59 59.8
The Braes of Breadalbane Duncan Smith & Susan Worland Dancin' Music MC 3 S32 80:00 0.0
The Braes of Breadalbane Ian Reid and his Scottish Dance Band Scottish Dance Frolic CD 9 S32 43:58 59.5
The Braes of Breadalbane Ian Reid and his Scottish Dance Band Let's Go Scottish Country Dancing Vol 6 CD 10 S32 43:58 59.5
The Braes of Breadalbane Ian Reid and his Scottish Dance Band Ian Reid and his Scottish Dance Band LP 11 S32 43:58 59.5
The Braes of Breadalbane Border Country Dance Band Border Country Dance Band LP 4 S32 40:00 0.0
The Braes of Breadalbane McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band Let's All Go Scottish Country Dancing LP 2 S32 87:45 58.1
The Braes of Breadalbane The Thistle Band On Stage With..., Volume 1 MC 8 S32 80:00 0.0
The Braes of Breadalbane Ron Kerr and his Scottish Dance Band Play the St. Andrew's Ball CD 3 S32 87:55 59.4
The Braes of Breadalbane Rob Gordon and his Band 20 Scottish Favourites CD 17 S32 44:11 62.8
The Braes of Breadalbane Pinewoods 2010 Musicians Live From C Sharp CD 23 S32 88:40 65.0
The Braes of Breadalbane Charlie Kirkpatrick and his Scottish Dance Band Salute Alasdair Heron CD 9 S32 33:08 62.7
The Braes of Breadalbane Jennifer Wilson A Dancing Master Remembered CD 9 S32 88:23 62.9
The Braes of Breadalbane Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band Special Requests Volume 6 CD 4 S32 88:01 60.1
The Braes of Breadalbane Alasdair Fraser & Muriel Johnstone Just As It Was 3 CD 8 S32 88:32 64.0
The Braes of Breadalbane Reel of Seven Dance for Joy Encore! CD 10 S32 88:23 62.9
The Braes Of Breadalbane Muriel Johnstone & Keith Smith Cairngorms CD 3 S32 88:38 64.8
Strathspey Medley Jimmy Shand and his Band Guid Luck Go Wi' Ye LP+ 2 S32 87:55 59.4
The Swinging Braes 3/3L · S32
'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block' 
1–
: 1c+2c the Knot, 1c face 1cnr (2,**1**,3)
9–
: 1c+1cnrs Corner Chain, 1c finish facing 2cnr
17–
: 1c+2cnrs Diag Reel4  (2,1,3)
25–
: 1c+3c set | 1c dance ¾ Dbl Fig8 giving hands **while**{6}  3c cast up, dance down,cast up (2,3,1)
E-cribs [C]
The Swinging Braes 3/3L · S32
'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block' 
1-8
: 1s+2s dance the Knot & 1s end facing 1st corner
9-16
: Corner Chain: 1s change pl RH with 1st crnrs, 1st crnrs turn LH in
  centre & return to places giving RH to 1s who turn LH in centre to
  face 2nd crnrs
17-24
: 1s+2nd corners dance reel of 4. 1s finish in 2nd place own side
25-32
: 1s+3s set & dance 3/4 Double Fig of 8 **while** 3s cast up to top &
  dance down middle to bottom & cast up to 2nd place
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The Swinging Braes

Rosamund Rawlings · July 16, 2013, 1:55 p.m.

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This dance was well received at my informal summer technique class (to teach the corner chain).  The figure in bars 25-32 was particulary well liked.

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